Champion v. Ames Upholds Federal Powers to Regulate Commerce
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Economics, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: 1903
Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court, through its broad interpretation of the commerce clause in Champion v. Ames, sustained federal powers to prohibit and regulate commerce.
Summary of Event
In 1903, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal government’s potential to prohibit or restrict commerce. The case of Champion v. Ames, also known as the Lottery Case, altered the delineation between interstate and intrastate commerce under article I, section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, the so-called “commerce clause.”
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